Question

Doug starts at position x = 10 m. He then undergoes a displacement Δx = +15 m. During his motion, is it possible that he passed through the origin at x = 0?

Answer 1

Given:

Start position : x = 10 m

Displacement : x = + 15 m

Final position = 10 + 15 = 25 m

The object passes through 10 - 25 .

Answer: NO